More than 50 members of the community gather during a vigil at the corner of Vernor and Ferdinand on May 7 in Detroit where 19-year-old Andres DeJesus was shot and killed.

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The suspect in a shooting that scuttled this year's annual Cinco de Mayo Parade in southwest Detroit acted in self-defense, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.

The prosecutor's office announced in a news release today that it had denied a warrant request from the Detroit Police Department against a 23-year-old man in the killing of 19-year-old Andreas "Noodles" DeJesus, who was shot in the chest during the parade near Ferdinand and West Vernor Street in May.

"After a thorough investigation the warrant request was denied. It has been determined that the person in question ...